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2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Plant Sciences is the #165 most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Plant Sciences

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Delaware Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 69
New York 71
Maryland 24
New Jersey 22
Delaware 19

One of 16 majors within the area of study, plant sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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